Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by reactions with the following except:

Iodine and alkali

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Ferric chloride

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Acetyl chloride

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Bromine water

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Solution

The correct option is C Acetyl chloride
Option C is correct.
Both Phenol and Ethanol undergo esterification reaction with acetyl chloride. Hence, they cannot be distinguished by this test.
$C_{2} H_{5} - O H + C H_{3} C O C l \to C_{2} H_{5} - O - C O - C H_{3} + H C l$
$C_{6} H_{5} - O H + C H_{3} C O C l \to C_{6} H_{5} - O - C O - C H_{3} + H C l$

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